They rally courageously. They defy government diktats. They brave beatings, tear gas, rubber bullets, live fire, arrests, torture and disappearances. They persist. They refuse to back down. They want freedom replacing police state terror.

"One issue is whether or not human rights violations might be happening as a result of the race being there."

"If the regime arrests people in order to intimidate others from peacefully protesting around Formula One, then the organizers, participants, and sponsors really need to say something about that."

Last year, Al-Khalifa despots weren't held accountable. Expect nothing different this year.

On April 1, BCHR discussed Ahmed AbdulGhani AlRayyes. He was lawlessly arrested. Earlier, his brother Hussain was shot in the abdomen with pellets. He was left bleeding. He could have died. He survived. He's had two operations. He may need more.

Ahmed's father inquired about him at the Budaiya police station. He heard him screaming inside. He was denied permission to see him. He was beaten, rendered unconscious, and killed.

He was dead on arrival at Bahrain's International Hospital. Lawless crackdowns claim other victims. Pre-dawn raids terrorize innocent civilians. Families watch helplessly while parents or children are beaten and dragged away. Severe repression continues.

On March 28, three children under age 14 were abducted. They sought shelter from a nearby protest. They weren't involved. Security forces attacked it violently. They saw the children enter a nearby house.

They stormed in, seized them, threatened them, beat them with batons and rifle butts, and inflicted cigarette burns on the arm of one child.

They were taken to a stable known unofficially as a torture center. Beatings continued. Bleeding and other signs of abuse were visible. Police reports didn't explain.

Another Daih area youth was abducted. He was beaten and burned on his back with a lighter. Similar incidents happened in AlMuqsha village. Innocent youths and children were severely beaten and arrested.

The entire complex was searched. Injured protesters were sought. Several doctors and other providers tried to leave. They were stopped, beaten, and forcefully returned inside. Others were arrested. Phone lines and other forms of communication were cut.

What happened began a long nightmare. It continues out-of-control. Seeking healthcare in Bahrain risks arrest, beatings, torture and imprisonment. Medical providers and patients are vulnerable.

BCHR presented a snapshot of what's happening. Media scoundrels suppress it. Most people outside Bahrain have no idea what's happening.

An entire country's on lockdown. No one's safe anywhere. Seeking medical services risks life and limb. Monarchal repression targets anyone considered a threat to state authority.

In March 2011, "medics, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, started to disappear from hospitals or during dawn house raids."

By May, over 170 were affected. Medical centers throughout Bahrain were targeted.

On March 16, the National Security Agency took over the Ministry of Health. Its staff was subjected to physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. Arrests followed. So did appalling human rights abuses. They continue now. They include:

daily long hours of standing;

sleep deprivation;

denial of food and water;

personal hygiene denied;

limited bathroom use;

severe beatings;

electric shocks to the head and other body parts;

rape and execution threats;

threats of rape and torture against family members;

administering mock executions;

threatened removal to Saudi Arabia;

verbal abuse, including religious beliefs;

verbal and physical sexual abuse;

solitary confinement;

blindfolding and painful handcuffing for extended periods; and

forced dancing and singing the national anthem, as well as other forms of humiliation.

Victims are denied access to family members and lawyers. They're forced to sign false confessions. They're not permitted to read them. They're videotaped.

Detainees are unaware of the gravity of what they face until appearing in military court. They can receive short or long sentences. Innocence is no defense. Guilt by accusation is policy.

Some medics were detained, tortured and abused without charges. Others face potentially long prison terms. What began earlier continues. Police state terror leaves no one safe.